First 9 weeks timeline assignment By hcps-holdened Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1700 The Renaissance Jan 1, 1418 Prince Henry founded his school for navigation. May 29, 1453 The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire by an invading army of the Ottoman Empire. May 29, 1453 The hight of the Ottoman Empire was when they took over Constantinople Jan 1, 1492 Christopher Columbus Discovers America in 1492. Jan 1, 1492 Tobacco was introduced to Europe when Columbus discoved America Jun 7, 1494 The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed at Tordesillas on June 7, 1494, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal Jan 1, 1497 Vasco da Gama sailed in 1497 on a mission to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the East. Jan 1, 1509 Praise of Folly is an essay written in 1509 by Erasmus. Jan 1, 1517 The Mona Lisa is a painting by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci Jan 1, 1517 The 95 theses was a list of questions and propositions for debate written by Martin Luther. Sep 20, 1519 On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain in an effort to find a western sea route to the Spice Islands Jan 1, 1521 Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztec Civilazation in 1521 Jan 1, 1526 The Mughal Empire was an empire established and ruled by a Persianate dynasty Jan 1, 1528 King Henry VIII broke away and created the Anglican church in 1528 Jan 1, 1532 Fransisco Pissarro conquerored the Incan empire in 1532 Jan 1, 1543 Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who creaed the idea that the sun is at the center of the universe Jan 1, 1545 The Council of Trent was held between 1545 and 1563 in Trento, Italy Jul 29, 1588 The Spanish Armada was defeated by England Jan 1, 1599 Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, written in 1599. Jan 1, 1609 Galileo created his first telescope Jan 1, 1618 The Thirty Years War was a series of wars in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648. Jan 1, 1628 William Harvey discovered the circulation of blood and wrote about it in one of his books in 1628 Jan 1, 1637 Discourse on Method is a philosophical book published by Rene Descartes Jan 1, 1648 The Taj Mahal was created by a Mugal emporer Jan 1, 1666 Isaac Newton created his gravitational theory in 1666